说来也挺不好意思的 其实
“It's a bit embarrassing to say, but actually,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你想要做什么
“So what do you want to do?”
说来也挺不好意思的 其实
“It's a bit embarrassing to say, but actually,”
我想跟范云大人他们一块 多学习学习
“I'd like to learn more from Lady Fan Yun and the others.”
“Please don't think I am being overly ambitious or presumptuous, but here is what I really want.”
Expressing personal ambition or aspiration directly can appear arrogant in traditional hierarchies; framing it as 'embarrassing' shows respect and modesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's kind of embarrassing to say
A classic discourse marker used to soften a confession, ambitious request, or personal revelation.
actually / in fact
Placed here as an after-thought connector to signal that the real truth or core desire is about to be revealed.
Functions nominally with '挺不好意思' to confirm a state of mild embarrassment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's okay. I'm really sorry.”
“I'm so sorry. I apologize.”
“I'm terribly sorry.”
“If you're really too embarrassed,”
“Now you're making me blush.”
“Now that you mention it, I'm so sorry.”
“Thank you so much. Not at all. - Not at all. - Watch for thorns!”
“Don't feel awkward about it.”
“feel a bit embarrassed. You see, we...”
“What's there to be shy about?”
“Sorry about that just now.”
“my apologies. Our”
“No need to be embarrassed. Be frank.”
“I feel bad”
“- There were special circumstances... - This is not something a simple apology can fix.”
“You're being shy?”